FOLK for FOLK Easter Workshop

Due to the success of FOLK for FOLK FESTIVAL last summer we have decided to run some Easter Workshops. A Weekend Folk Music Workshop in Inverclyde for young people and adults culminating in a short performance for friends and family. Instruments include fiddle, voice & guitar. Participants, on their chosen instrument/s, will attend a 2 day workshop, receive expert sectional and group sessions focusing on technique, Scotland’s Heritage and Culture, as well as looking into folk traditions of other countries which make up Scotland’s vibrant Diversity.
TUTORS are highly experienced musicians who have performed all over the world. They are skilled teachers seeking to inspire, challenge and have fun whilst catering for all abilities. The Workshops will be lead by Reely Jiggered’s Alison McNeill (Fiddle & Voice) & Fiona McNeill (Guitar).

Alison McNeill graduated with a Masters from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2013 with scholarships from the RCS Trust and ABRSM. She has performed as a soloist all over the UK, Holland, Spain, Austria, Japan, America and Mexico. Alison has been broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 3, Radio nan Gael and Spanish and Mexican TV. As a specialist in Spanish Song, Alison is the 2012 Winner of the Andres Segovia prize for Spanish Song and is the only non-native speaker to win this award. Alison has studied with the famous mezzo Teresa Berganza in Spain and premiered new works by Spain’s leading composers in the National Auditorium of Galicia, Atheneum in Madrid and Manuel de Falla Auditorium in Granada. Alison is also a fine exponent of Celtic Music and has performed at many prestigious events including Celtic Connections. She is Director of FOLK for FOLK Festival and is lead singer and fiddle player in the Scottish Folk Rock band Reely Jiggered who are the 2014 Winners of the O2 ABC SoundWave Music Competition.

Whilst Fiona McNeill has a Master of Arts degree in Theology from Glasgow University, her true passion in life is music. Fiona has been a guitarist for over a decade and performs in the award winning folk rock band Reely Jiggered who released their second album “Kaleidoscope” last year to critical acclaim. “such a stunning collection of music by the most talented of musicians. It’s a while since I’ve been so excited about an album that I feel will live forever…” Alan Grant, Celtic Music Radio. Fiona has helped develop and deliver Scottish heritage workshops in schools in Scotland and Japan to promote Scottish music and history. Fiona’s guitar skills have taken her to top venues and countries including Japan, Mexico and Germany, and all over the UK. She is a freelance reporter for her own “Celtic & Folk Fusions” radio show and has interviewed the likes of Donnie Munro and Donald Shaw to name a few.
Our venue for all events will be the Royal Gourock Yacht Club, Ashton Road, Gourock which has stunning views across the River Clyde, a perfect location to be inspired and create music. The Royal Gourock Yacht Club is near to Gourock train Station and both the Western and Argyll Ferries. The restaurant will be open for lunch during workshop days and dinner before concerts.
COST £50 Children (under 16)/ £60 Adult

Make sure you get your application form sent or emailed to us as soon as possible. There will be a limited number of places on the workshop and for each instrument. You can pay the fee by cheque made payable to REELY JIGGERED or online at the Reely Jiggered Shop page of this website –www.reelyjiggered.co.uk/shop
If you have any questions or for further information and application forms please call Alison McNeill (Director of Folk for Folk Festival) on (01475) 634976 or email contact@reelyjiggered.co.uk.

"Listening to Kaleidoscope was an experience!! Starting with the stirring Warrior and ending with the dramatic La Llorona Carnival I was captured. The confidence and musical talent just vibrates throughout every track and all the wonderful styles of music that were intertwined on the album. So many different combinations yet came together as one beautiful creation. I have to say that this has been one of the best albums that I have bought this year."

'Very professional stage presence and fantastic audience raport' / 'They are professionals! and will always work, and work well no matter what country they are in' 'I live here and I cannot believe I have not heard them before - they are main stage material already' / 'Great 'stomp' band but geared to all age ranges'